The question is put to Jesus, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” The Pharisees liked to question Jesus...

Biblically speaking, “rest” is what God did after six days of creation.  It implies the completion of a task and not having to do more “work.”  It is a time of celebration...

Psalm 95 sets the scene, the topic for reflection today. “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”  These are difficult times: it’s hard to stay hopeful, easy to...

Our first reading continues the theme of this first week of ordinary time, which is that Jesus came among us as human in order to save us from our sins. The Letter to the Hebrews...

The letter to the Hebrews speaks about Jesus: “it is fitting that God for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory through His suffering that He leads...

Mark’s Gospel today comes after Christ's Baptism and the time He spent in the desert trying to figure out what it all meant for Him. His ministry in Mark...

 In the Gospel, Jesus is approached by a man with leprosy. In those days, leprosy was mainly a social disease, a sign of "un-cleanliness", namely, the leper...

Jesus begins his mission of proclaiming the Gospel to his people and clothes himself with a great light of truth, justice, charity, love, mercy, compassion, and piety. The light is evident...

What is fear? What does it do to me? What kinds of fear do I have? These are essential questions I have to ask myself as I enter into a new year, a year of unprecedented fears that center...

Our first reading is from the first letter of St. John who speaks about God's love for us. God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus, to save us from our sin. He reminds us that God...

From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven has come near.” Now that our Christmas Octave and Epiphany celebrations are complete, we begin to turn our eyes to the Baptism of the Lord and His...

By becoming human, Jesus enters the darkness of the world’s sin and into our lives to show us the Father’s love and give us His grace. He is a light shining for...

The laws of purification in the Old Testament prescribe that after a woman gives birth to a first-born son, she withdraws...

From the first moment of his conception, the life of Jesus is taken over by the Holy Spirit who generated Him in the womb of the Virgin Mary and who must generate Him in every...

Here we are two more days till Christmas and the Church gives these two readings to reflect upon. Our first reading is from the prophet Malachi who speaks about preparing the way of the...

In today’s scripture readings, we are presented with two great mothers, Hannah the mother of Samuel and Mary the mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of all humanity. After receiving...

Today we read the glorious story of the Visitation. When Mary was about two months pregnant, she traveled to be with her cousin Elizabeth who was to give birth within a month. Though much could be said...

For me, this year is very different. Advent has usually been a quiet season of “waiting in hope”, a reflective time of...

This octave of immediate preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ is a time of true spiritual preparation. These final days of Advent should especially focus on the great...

Sisters and Brothers, I would like us to reflect on John the Baptist: he is sending two of his disciples to assure them WHO Jesus is. What about us? Whom are...